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Hello,

Beautiful pieces. I’m just starting to experiment with adding color to wood. I have been having problems with color bleeding. Anyone have any good tips and advice? I’m using woods like basswood and alder.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

I’m using the same woods. What are you coloring with? I use oil pencils from Walnut Hollow. I’ve never had a problem with bleeding…tell me how do you color? Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

Again, Dannie, very nice. How do you make the oval fluted boxes?

Oh, almost forgot – I just love small wooden boxes. LOL

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Hi Don! You are too funny lol! I didn’t make the oval fluted box..I bought it up in Canada at Chipping Away about 4 years ago…it is made very well…It is pine wood. Dannie

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

LOVE the blue heron scene .... gorgeous

love the boxes as well
the cat peeking through is my favourite -so cute and SO well done!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

if you are having trouble with color bleeding. put a sanding sealer on it first before the color.
and if you use colored pencils. be careful of how much paint thinner yu use to “melt” the pencil on the wood.

good luck.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

Nice boxes!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks everyone for taking time to comment on my boxes. It’s really appreciated. “Keep burning and learning” Danette

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

Danette & Pat, thanks for the advice, I will experiment some more. Roger also suggested using a gel stain which has a thicker viscosity than other types of stains. I have been using water based acrylic paints and different types of wood stains.

-- Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and love.

Very beautiful work! These will be special to someone.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Nice to see your work again, Dannie. Thanks for feeding my love of small wooden boxes.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/